Episode Details

This week on the AIPT Comics podcast, Dave and Nathan interview Jed MacKay, the mastermind behind the new Avengers ongoing series with C.F. Villa. We dig into character dynamics, why we made Captain Marvel the leader of the team, and so much more! Plus, we unpack more news than we usually get in two weeks, let alone one!

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NEWS

1. Marvel August 2023 Solicitations are here!
   1. ‘Immortal Thor’ announcement leaks ahead of August 2023 previews
2. Marvel promises Carnage vs. Knull in new 'Death of the Venomverse' #5 teaser
   1. Symbiotes rise (including the Symbiote Six) in new Gabriele Dell’Otto ‘Death of the Venomverse’ connecting cover
3. Marvel Comics warns fans 'Amazing Spider-Man' #26 spoilers have leaked
4. New 'Daredevil' creative team Saladin Ahmed and Aaron Kuder starts fall 2023
5. DC Comics solicitations are here!
6. Lunar Distribution announces distribution agreement with DSTLRY
7. Ahead of the new Netflix animated series, 'Mech Cadets' returns to comic shops
8. Sci-fi Afro-futurism OGN ‘Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze’ coming November 2023
9. ‘Greatest superhero comic book on the planet’ ‘The Schlub’ coming August 2023
10. 'Beyond Mortal' graphic novel features heroes against unimaginable horrors
11. Rare Flavours #1 Tasting Menu Ashcan (BOOM! Studios) - PREVIEW ISSUE. The Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo Award-nominated team of Ram V and Filipe Andrade make their celebrated return, and you can get a first taste in this exclusive ashcan edition! Tantalize your senses with this amuse bouche introducing this creative duo's next masterpiece marrying the supernatural, Indian cuisine, and the cutthroat world of chef-driven celebrity in what will be the most talked about new comic of 2023! This ashcan will be strictly limited to its first printing, never to be printed again!
12. 2023 Eisner Awards nominees announced

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Batman: Brave and the Bold #1 (Various)
2. Avengers #1 (Jed MacKay, C.F. Villa)

Nathan:

1. The DC Book of Pride (Jadzia Axelrod)
2. Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1 (Various)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1 (Tom King, Mitch Gerads)

Dave - Fantastic Four #7 (Ryan North, Iban Coello)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Fury #1 (Al Ewing, Scot Eaton, Cam Smith, Adam Kubert, Ramon Rosanas)
2. Nathan: We Are Scarlet Twilight #1 (Benjamin Morse)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: X-O Manowar: Unconquered #3 (Liam Sharp)
2. Nathan: Fury #1 (Chris Samnee)

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